Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-14
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olsrk,s ofsiss Yesterday and sat dowr
h 4 dismal, h6pslsas Way 90 tie -
side Of the dSk. cpp0siss ina em 1lai
and one Of tbeus ipauIssd: "wsil, wnA'
abont Ninfh streetf -.
ssThere Il nofhina aew abs1s ninst
street-uo aoti0u bas been taken 10 ID
matter. We Gao do n0shinR asooi y
4 sb4ashs you ssrs giving cat var
rantsf1
aNo.H
TIA tvo men locked 81 esch otner Ios
a morneat, eth she heavy ar OF nops-
Iasaness grown dullef and tpsn OIL
aroaa and walled muteiy 0ua Tue eats
a. the eostFaetoss % WboevUR u may ot
Iii Gems impossibis 20 iooAie the g
suonaihilftV -sowsa one Of she men ~
foT woFk d0ns aud n the ososr
there e dua el50--hs being Q tsamstef'
A. tba door closed uDon them tne
Clfv OieFk pushed away from BIS cess
Imnafiensiy and aaid tbas be wlsnec
Elnth street wss cut In the bieas VT
derpeas a. ID hsd made bis life Dissfa
hIe for many months. "Men come 70
everv 0sv wanting 10 knog sonetnins
abg1t their ray for WORK on thea stfstt
Iast a. thoaqh he city bad hired them.
awbet 4 al TOE bottom Of all TITS
tF0ublef Whv are the men nat palef
snauired The PosT-IHTELLIoEHcEA man
Who happsped 70 Do pfessat.
"The tFoubls, - fAf - ] San leafa, J.
heawoeu ana contractors VeAess ana
OadweII and Welsh. u b their bnsl-
nass 10 osE the meu. Tbs city ts nold
Ine bask their warrants uatil shsy DO
that"
An IassFvisw With 4 workman Gas
uuhlinhed In the PosT-IsTKLLgoEScEA .
few daVa a0o in WHICH tbs esane optalon
waa expressed. The Posi- IHTKLLioM
cEn man took palms 10 had Ne. Veasie,
therefore yesterday 10 RathsF from him
A sTArsMKxr or THs CASE.
10 the coarse Of halt houss eonyeE
nation be got the fOllowinR saooines
aIbld on Ninth street. soms time be-
fore The WoFk vas began, and pecoine
the awarding Of ths contrast, also pat
10 old for Fac ma avenue. ! only
wanted one JOB, &c thai vas All ! fei'
equal 70 handling 81 the tine, oot ~.
cured the Tacoma avenue contraet, ano
shortly aftsFwaFd The Ninth street GOD.
tract Was awarded to me also. oAdsell
came 70 me ~ this ilnctuse and onsfec
70 take an interest,". He hsd the seams
at command from bic stables, aoo
oHsfad 30 furnish sheaa and cash qual
20 tuo thirds of the capital necessary,
and on lhss baAia Wo vent Ahead. Al
went veil until the tnjanctton vas
served, as Q result OF the snit ~ zoe
property h0ldsFs, and then l wanted 10
dnt0. Oisy Attorney Carroll assured us
$3.50 "A -..s..lA ~, 81 .s..te aaA ALA aa A.
20 ahead, and that the general funds
would b. drawn upon 70 piy for this
impFovament. With thia assurance, -
did proceed. Thea CadWsli sold biz
stabl0, and from that inmate be loet eli
Interest IN the york, ~ ne had nJt the
aams interest Ia keeping tbs teams
basy. | vent 10 bim for mcnev. and
We entered into q neW aFranGs ment,
undeF which be vaa 10 pay tAs bills
necessary 20 compiete the work. H.
kaps al the books, and has them eveu
nov. He never furnished any money
except What be got out Of Tao0ms
avenue when THAI vas settled 10.
vas ESst when the settlement vas
made. He has not settled the billa or
paid the vuFknen according 10 the ron
tract between NJ, only % far ~ the con
ditiona Oh Tacoma avenus required
TIE city warrants for thai street we're
plaood In bank, and the warrants Of the
w0Fhmen we're paid by the bank on that
security. Mr.. Caldwell has prepared q
statement OF che work done on Nintk
stree. and submitted u 70 the City
Council. BY lee showing. there n A6oat
ea00 das us after the payment of eli
claims. We asked the city 10 pay theas.
~ Vas pFemiaed By City AttoFneY Gar.
roll. 1hey refuse not only 20 do this,
bua. ~ | learn usu. they even refuse 10
give the men warrants. They
ASH On TO PAT
The men and aeoeDt Ninth street var
Wasta ourselves IN return, and 10 wait
With these for toe aatliemeat Of The
Ninth stFeea suli. You Gsa tksra b
nothing ID she Ninth street fund nor
Will there be until the assessments b
collected from tue property oWnsFs and
that will DOS b. until tbs reasasancs 10
the slaiaa nov pending IN Court IL In
ally settled. A. there are bic meo n
tereafed there the case will probably BE-
carried ~ far A. u will 20 in CouFt Be
fore Il 10 Ansliy settled. TIE oniy WHy
the men oould be paid noe voaid b.
for Cadueii 10 do u ~ be agreed and
be TO tAks the warrants which will BE-
good some day and which bear zen per
esnt. interest the sneaasims, OF oe
The other hand for the elty 20 pay The
claims out Of the general fund IS prom
Iced. OadWell refuses 10 pay and claims
thai Welsh, she sub contractor on Ninth
street.
N NOT ETRAIoar
IN bis account. Tie city gives thia a.
81 exousa for not giving the mea their
warrants. Caldwell has the books. ae 1
said, and also about 5000 wuEth 81
Ninth street warrants, received fer set
Element OF the early part % the wofk.
Hgon which he has paid some little
money. he has gone away, no toto
British Ooluebsa. believe, ~ least that
Il The address be gave ms. he said be
Woala he back Ahaat the middle Of this
mouth, Wben I hope TO eject . settle
ment uith eim. | have DOT secured =
asttiemant for Tacoma avenue Vet,
thooRh he has settled With the ctr for
u. He st dAs fer settling up, boz b.
veula only shoU ne the statements be
bad made cat hinself and sSfased b.
let me zee the hooks os xo1ohsFa and o.
tbs setllsment wae postponed"
Tie men n they bad their var
rants" said Nj. Vsasie IN cobesusion,
coald sell then readily no dosbl, a.
thgy will certAiaiy coao eood aoma time
oadeell says thai welsh hAa esea try
ina In tun in sagas work foF ID street., -
be Wtishl tell short and hAa not
snough 10 The thing 70 meet his pay.
msnts."